[Stylist] Why you should Never Delete anything you Write

[Jen]

I think you made a better decision than I did - I just wanted all reminders to be gone now. I never thought of my hard times being good story fodder before. Have you ever used your old journals for new ideas?






On Friday, September 10, 2021, 09:47:25 PM EDT, Sherry Gomes via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote: 





I saved all those old journals, even the ones during bad times. I always thought, maybe this will come in handy for a story someday.


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I, too, used to have braille journals I wrote during difficult times in my life. On my great Perkins Brailler, lovingly stuffed into three-ring binders on three-hole-punched braille paper. And when those hard times were behind me, I was only too glad to destroy the diaries. Now I wish I'd kept them. Same with some old e-mails (I've had this account since 2008.) I struggle with destructive self-criticism, where I'll see something I write and erase it just because it looks bad to me in the moment. So that's what inspired me to post this article.






On Friday, September 10, 2021, 08:55:03 PM EDT, Sherry Gomes via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote: 





I've always kept everything I write. In my garage I have boxes with braille journals, written before the home computer came along, every story, article, scrap, idea or anything, all the way back to grade school. And I have folder upon folder of stuff on my computer, backed up on multiple hard drives and dropbox and open drive. It isn't even like I go back and reread or compare. But everything I've written is part of me. 


Sherry
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www.sherrygomes.com
Or on Facebook
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And join my group, Haven Happenings at:
http://facebook.com/groups/havenhappenings



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Subject: [Stylist] Why you should Never Delete anything you Write

This is a really good article and gave me a new perspective. I hope you enjoy it.

https://writingcooperative.com/why-you-should-never-delete-anything-you-write-6b6a6dfba6ad

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